DAVIES SPORTS GETS CROSS CURRICULAR AT THE EARLY YEARS & PRIMARY TEACHING EXHBITION SHOW Stand GE16
Davies Sports, leading sports and PE equipment supplier, will be hosting a comprehensive workshop at the Early Years & Primary Teaching exhibition on Friday 18th April 2008, demonstrating various ways to implement its ground-breaking Huff & Puff Scheme. Huff & Puff is a ready made solution to the Government’s five hours of PE per week recommendation.
Since the scheme was developed over ten years ago, Huff & Puff has been credited with revolutionising children’s lunch and break times. The exclusive scheme includes a kit full of equipment that encourages children to partake in activity before and after school, as well as during break-times. Davies Sports has further expanded the ground-breaking scheme for 2008 to include ‘The Cross Curricular Project’, ‘The Heart Line’ and ‘The Games Shop’.
The Cross Curricular Project is classroom based and uses parts of the science, maths and ICT curriculum to form a six-week learning programme, designed to teach how the body works. In addition, The Heart Line initiates the effective use of the school playground and encourages daily physical activity, while The Games Shop provides a wide range of activities for children to enjoy at lunch time.
Davies Sports is committed to providing a complete service to its customers and offers expert training to those schools looking to implement the scheme. Davies Sports will set up local workshops on request to advise local schools of the best kit for them based on their personal circumstances. During these workshops, Davies Sports will train teachers, lunch time assistants, or any other staff mentors at the workshops on how to address playground issues and implement the Huff & Puff scheme effectively in their own schools.
The workshop at the exhibition will provide attendees with a comprehensive overview of how the Huff & Puff range addresses common playground issues such as inclusion and bullying, with a structured playground managed by playground monitors. As the scheme is extremely flexible, the workshop will aim to provide ideas and suggestions which can be effectively implemented in any playground.
Davies Sports offers an inclusive sports range as well as equipment required for traditional and well established sports such as badminton, football and athletics.
For further information on the Davies Sports range or any of its products, please visit stand GE16 visit www.daviessports.co.uk or call 0845 120 4515.
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GALT REVEALS IDEAL NURSERY ENVIRONMENT AT THE EARLY YEARS SHOW 2008 Stand EP130
Galt Educational, experts in Early Years resources, will be exhibiting its diverse range of educational products, which inspire learning and promote play from birth up to age seven at the Early Years & Primary Teaching Show. Galt has introduced a range of ideal nursery environments, which will maximise the potential of any nursery or classroom settings.
In order to celebrate the Year of Reading, Galt will also be showcasing a number of innovative pieces including the ‘Fire Station Bookcase’. With its attractive and inspiring design, this novelty bookcase is the ideal product to attract boys to the reading area. Galt will also have on stand the multi-seat trolley which carries 24 brightly coloured, wipe clean floor cushions. The seats are ideal for group reading / teaching activities and allowing mobile out-of-the-way storage when not in use.
Stand EP130 will also feature a number of Galt’s other quality products, such as the stylish Retro Kitchen, a fantastic design which will brighten up any classroom. Another featured product will be the Nursery Rhyme Kinderbox, which features characters from four different nursery rhymes and is ideal to help create inspirational reading areas. Also available on the stand will be practical products including the Sturdy Feeding Chair, a new addition to the Sturdy range.
For further information on Galt’s presence at the show and to view the entire product range, please visit www.galt-educational.co.uk
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Notes to Editors:
Galt Educational is expert in Early Years resources, and provides a diverse range of educational products, which inspire learning and promote play from birth up to age seven. The Galt name is synonymous with the timeless appeal of classic toys and innovative educational products and the brand has more than a century of experience supplying educational practitioners with some of the best resources around.
To ensure that the range meets all teaching needs, Galt works hand-in-hand with leaders in the education field to ensure that the range remains at the cutting edge of educational development.
HOPE EDUCATION EMBRACES THE GREAT OUTDOORS AT THE EARLY YEARS & PRIMARY TEACHING EXHBITION Stand EP128
Hope Education has taken a creative approach to showcasing its products at this Early Years & Primary Teaching Exhibition and will be embracing the outdoors by bringing it indoors!
With over a century of experience in the educator sector, Hope Education will be exhibiting a selection of its exciting new 2008 curricular products. Hope has identified a renewed focus on core subjects such as literacy and numeracy in the 2008 curriculum. Knowing how important it is that educational resources are kept up-to-date to reflect the curriculum, Hope is committed to providing an extensive range of exciting products designed to engage children in any lesson.
Products on stand will include the Pop-Up Greenhouse – light-weight and easy to erect, the Pop-Up Greenhouse is ideal for any budding young gardener. In addition, each greenhouse can be personalised, and the weather can be recorded on the write-on wipe-off weather chart. The Pop-Up Greenhouse is easy to use with a zipped front door and perforated sides to allow the air to flow.
Hope will also be showcasing its range of lively Backyard Bunch gardening accessories. The range includes gloves, kneeling pads, forks, spades and aprons. Decorated with the faces of friendly cartoon bugs, the equipment is guaranteed to get children interested in their surrounding and can be applied to many cross-curricular activities.
Designed with inspiration and value in mind, the products are designed to equip practitioners with an extensive range of resources to teach the curriculum in a fun and engaging manner.
For more information please visit stand EP128 at the Early Years & Primary Teaching Exhibition or visit www.hope-education.co.uk
-ENDS- For further information or images please call Dominic Smith or Cerys Wason at SASS on 01565 832 832 or email cerys@withsass.com Notes to Editors: Hope Education Product Information:
Subject areas include: Art & Design, Design & Technology, English, English/ Literacy, Fundraising, Geography, History, ICT, ICT & Literacy, Languages, Maths/Numeracy, Music, PE/Sport, RE/PSHE, School Management/ Administration, Science, Special Needs and Early Years.
Product areas include: Audio Visual Equipment, Books/Text, D&T Craft Equipment, Furniture/Storage Equipment, General Teaching Resources, Library Resources, Office Administration, Science Materials and Equipment, Stationery.
Hope Education is a member of BESA and is approved by ISO 9001.
PERFORMANCE BY INTACK PRIMARY SCHOOL
Stand EP41
230 pupils from Intack Primary School, Blackburn are celebrating! Special measures were lifted at the end of February after Ofsted inspectors found “improvement in all aspects of the school’s work.”
The recent inspection report particularly praised leadership and management at the school, guided by head teacher Linda McLanachan, who took over the reins after the school was deemed to be failing in March 2006. Also, the curriculum has been rated as good.
Deputy headteacher Fiona Hamriding feels that this is largely due to the partnership that has been forged between the school and education company, Unipace. Launched in May 2007 and led by former local authority Creativity and Arts Consultant, Elaine Sutton, Unipace has worked alongside the school in developing a more creative curriculum, in response to comments about lack of pupil motivation and engagement coupled with below average standards of achievement.
“Unipace has supported us in developing a well-organised, exciting, unique curriculum that is tailored specifically to the needs of our children, most of whom are from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The help we have received from Elaine, as our consultant, has been invaluable, enabling us to achieve and extend our vision. As a result, attendance has improved and raised standards are in evidence. The pupils are now keen to participate at school and they enjoy the whole learning experience we can now offer them,” said Mrs. Hamriding.
This has been demonstrated by the six proud youngsters chosen to sing at the TSL Special Needs North and Early Years Show at Manchester Central!
Having recently purchased a new stage and sound system from sister company Unistage, the children are becoming more used to having a platform on which to show off their praiseworthy talents! When asked if they would like to perform at the show, the response was an overwhelming “YES!”
The enthusiasm with which they sing the songs from Unipace CD resources ‘Rainbows or Stormclouds’, ‘Blast from the Past!’ and ‘Off with Her Head!’ is admirable and, as head teacher Miss McLanachan said, “It is great to be able to showcase our children’s talents at an event like the Education Show. We have a lot to celebrate and plenty to be proud of. The pupils representing Intack School are a credit to us and I’m confident we can build on our current successes in the future.”
They will be performing on Unistage Stand EP41 from 12 -12.30pm and 1.30pm – 2pm.
PHILIP & TACEY IS ‘OUT OF THIS WORLD’ AT THE EARLY YEARS & PRIMARY TEACHING EXHIBITION Stand EP19
Philip & Tacey, a leading provider of innovative learning resources for schools, will be showcasing its revamped and expanded range of Early Years resources, as well as a range of its innovative Primary literacy and numeracy resources, Three of these items, The Traveller’s Trunk, Juggling Spelling and Reading Adventures have recently been short listed for the prestigious BESA 2008 ERA awards.
Philip & Tacey believes that a child’s experience in their early years has a major impact on their future life chances, and recognises that education is a fundamental part in every child’s development. This is why Philip & Tacey’s new Early Years range has been specifically designed to develop young learners through the six early learning goals and education programmes laid out by the EYFS.
In addition to this, Philip & Tacey will be showcasing one of its more ‘space age’ products – ‘The Alien’. Winner of the Practical Pre-School Gold Award in 2007, the Alien is a fun and exciting resource, which provides teachers with a simple way to introduce a variety of cross-curricular activities. As children become part of his world they develop PSHE, key literacy and important thinking skills along the way.
The Alien comes with various equipment, all intended to fulfil a different purpose in the classroom. This includes ‘Ug’, the Aliens’ extra-terrestrial pet friend, the ‘Alien Rocket and Launch Pad’ and the Alien ‘Survival Kit’ which adds a multi-sensory approach to learning and is designed to motivate storytelling, speaking and listening, imagination and creative thinking. The set also contains many more handy resources and activities such as interchangeable background posters, an audio CD, a solar system map, a teachers’ book and much more.
Philip & Tacey is one of the UK’s top educational suppliers favoured by Early Years practitioners and both independent and state primary schools. Specialising particularly in literacy and numeracy, as well as bespoke stationery, Philip and Tacey’s resources help children to enjoy their learning environment, bringing out the best in them.
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For further information, images or to interview Philip & Tacey please contact Rachel Carney at SASS on 01565 832832 or email rachelc@withsass.com
Notes to Editors:
Philip & Tacey is an innovative provider of learning resources to schools throughout the UK. It works with leading authors and experts to deliver class-leading resources.
Philip & Tacey works closely with key authors to deliver exclusive and innovative products to its customers through the 2008 catalogue. Key authors include Pie Corbett, Sue Palmer, Paul Broadbent, Ros Bayley, Lynn Broadbent and Gill Matthews.
PHILIP HARRIS TEAMS UP WITH THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY AT EARLY YEARS AND PRIMARY TEACHING EXHIBITION Stand GE61
At this year’s exhibition, Philip Harris, leading science resource supplier, will be joined on stand by The Museum of Science and Industry (MoSI), to demonstrate its breadth of applied science products. Philip Harris have recently signed an agreement with MoSI to equip the museum’s learning centres and classrooms with an exciting range of Philip Harris science products for ‘hands-on’ learning.
Philip Harris is committed to developing products to support the new applied science curriculum and has worked to ensure its 2008 range offers a wide choice of top quality products for primary teachers.
In addition, Philip Harris will be hosting a seminar on its brand new innovative Data-Wiz. The seminar will take place on Saturday 19th April at 11.00-11.45am. Philip Harris’ Data-Wiz is the first of its kind to offer all of the datalogging features in one compact unit. The Data-Wiz is small enough for young primary school children to hold in one hand, making it easy to capture data in investigations. A colour screen offers instant graphs and tables of the captured data, all clearly presented with easy icons to guide the user.
Philip Harris will also be exhibiting other products from its NEW primary range for 2008. The range has been developed to inspire children and their teachers to have fun with science, both inside and outside the classroom. In addition to the exciting new Data-Wiz Philip Harris will also be exhibiting a host of other resources from its range including the Hydrogen Fuel Rocket Kit, the Bag of Germs and “Slime”.
Innovative resources can help convert science lessons into a world of stimulating adventure, and the Philip Harris’ product portfolio helps primary teachers make science more engaging.
Philip Harris works closely with teachers, technicians, and expert advisors in the scientific community to continually ensure that products remain adaptable and fully fit for purpose in the modern applied classroom.
For further information on Philip Harris’ product range, please visit stand GE61 at the show, alternatively visit www.philipharris.co.uk
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For further information, please contact Rachel Carney at SASS on 01565 832832 or email rachelc@withsass.com
Notes to Editors: SInce 1817 Philip Harris has been supplying the UK’s Primary, Secondary and Further Education establishments with accessible and exciting science solutions.
With innovation and industry know-how at the heart of the brand, Philip Harris offers an extensive product range at competitive prices, delivering the best quality equipment.
Philip Harris’ aims to ensure that teachers have the tools to hand to make science lessons as engaging and productive as possible. To facilitate this, the 2008 catalogue offers the widest range of innovate and competitively priced products. And as the requirements of Primary and Secondary/Further Education teachers differ greatly, there are two distinct catalogues that focus on their individual educational requirements.
At www.philipharris.co.uk teachers can order online, access information on products , as well as view upcoming events.
WORK OUT WITH NES ARNOLD AT THE EARLY YEARS & PRIMARY TEACHING EXHIBITION Stand EP14
NES Arnold will be linking up with Eureka, the hands-on children’s museum, to bring an element of fun to this year’s Early Years & Primary Teaching exhibition in Manchester. NES’ stand will be turned into a workout studio as Eureka! look to create a literacy aerobics session based on the book From Head to Toe.
“I can do it!” is the confidence-building message of this book. As young children copy the antics of Eric Carle’s animals, they’ll learn such important skills as careful listening, focusing attention, and following instructions. Just as alphabet books introduce letters and simple words, From Head to Toe introduces the basic body parts and simple body movements - the ABC’s of dancing, gymnastics, and other sports activities. These sessions are free and are open to all on Stand EP14.
Throughout the show, NES will be exhibiting a number of its innovative products, including the recently BESA shortlisted Light and Dark Activity Kit, which was developed in conjunction with the Museum of Science and Industry. This innovative resource teaches children about all areas of light and darkness, involving children in numerous fun activities such as making shadows and investigating shadows.
Rebecca Johnson, Play and Early Years Director at Eureka!, is also running a seminar in conjunction with NES Arnold called ‘Active Learning in the EYFS’.
“This session is an introduction to active learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will cover the ingredients of active learning, the benefits and how you can implement it your setting. There will also be the opportunity for you to become active learners!” Rebecca is an Early Years Professional, with experience of working in play based, active learning environments across the world. There are two sessions – Friday 14.00-15.00 and Saturday 12.30-1.30.
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For further information, images or interviews please contact Rachel Carney at SASS on 01565 832832 or email rachelc@withsass.com
Notes to editors:
Subject areas include: Art & Design, Design & Technology, English, English/Literacy, Geography, History, ICT, ICT & Literacy, Languages, Maths, Maths/Numeracy, Music, PE/Sport, RE/PSHE, Science, Active curriculum, MFL and Special Needs.
Product areas include: Audio Visual Equipment, Books/Library, Books/Text, D&T Craft Equipment, Furniture/Storage Equipment, General Teaching Resources, Homework, Library Resources, Office Administration, Science Materials and Equipment and Stationery.
STEP BY STEP ADDS A SPLASH OF COLOUR TO THE EARLY YEARS AND PRIMARY TEACHING SHOW Stand EP129
Leading under eights educational resource specialist, Step by Step, will be inspiring early years teachers and carers to create a fun and exciting learning environment with a brand new range of bright and exciting multi-coloured range of products at this year’s Early Year’s & Primary Teaching show.
The fun and colourful stand will include the Rainbow Tepee – a brand NEW resource that can be used indoors on a rainy day, as well as being perfect for fresh air play during the summer months, ideal for inspiring little ones to learn through role play.
Also on the stand will be the new children’s deck chairs. These beautifully made chairs are perfect for reading, relaxing and for use in outdoor play. The Gardening Kit will also be showcased comprising of novelty child sized hand forks, shovels, aprons and gloves - a perfect starter kit for all budding young gardeners.
Step by Step will also be dedicating a specific area of its stand to special educational needs, showcasing a number of its inspirational special needs products. These include Rhythm Pals, designed to lead children from the first discovery of noise and sound in to the creative world of music. Also on stand will be Step by Step’s Magic Mirrors - a set of six character play mirrors, made from soft touch foam and flexible plastic mirror which, when wet, will stick to any shiny surface.
All visitors to the stand will be welcomed by Mikey the Monkey from Step by Step and entitled to an exclusive 10% off all orders placed, 20% off all products bought from the stand. There will also be a chance to win £200 to spend with SBS and a free surprise goody bag with every order over £100 placed on the stand. Visitors will also have the chance to dig deep through a brilliant bargain bin full of an assortment of discounted products.
For more information visit stand EP129 or visit www.sbs-educational.co.uk
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For press information, interviews, samples or photography, please contact Dominic Smith at SASS on 01565 832832 or e-mail dominic@withsass.com
Notes to Editors: The extensive Step by Step range covers the six key areas of learning from birth to six and encourages children to enjoy the development process through fun and energetic learning.
